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Every year, Solar Heat Europe, previously named the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF), publishes a report with the analyses of the European Solar Heat Markets. This report aims at producing all the necessary elements to capture the full picture of the European markets for the industry, decision makers, investors and all professionals interested in Solar Heat markets. In 2017, Solar Heat Europe has published a Solar Thermal Markets in Europe Summary, available for free in Solar Heat Europe website. You may also want to download and use the diagrams – free of charge – provided that the copyright notice is included.

Every year, Solar Heat Europe, previously named the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF), publishes a report with the analyses of the European Solar Heat Markets. This report aims at producing all the necessary elements to capture the full picture of the European markets for the industry, decision makers, investors and all professionals interested in Solar Heat markets. In 2016, Solar Heat Europe has published a Solar Thermal Markets in Europe Summary, available for free in ESTIF website. You may also want to download and use the diagrams - free of charge - provided that the copyright notice is included. Read More...

In 2014, the European market, once again, underwent a reduction in the newly installed capacity. The 2014 market amounted to 2 GWth (approximately 2.8 mio m²). This represents a decrease of 6.8% in comparison with the previous year. The total installed capacity recorded a net increase of 1.6 GWth, now reaching 31.8 GWth (45.4 mio m²), representing an increase of 5.2% compared with the total installed capacity at the end of 2013. The European solar heating and cooling market continues to suffer from the contraction of sales in its largest markets, having reached the same market level as in 2007, before the peak year of 2008. Read More...

In 2013, the European market contracted again for the newly installed capacity,which totalled 2.14 GWth (approximately 3.05 million m²). This represents a decrease of 11.8% in comparison with 2012. The total installed capacity increased by 1.75 GWth, attaining 30.2 GWth (43.1 mio m²). It shows an increase of 6.2% on the total installed capacity at the end of 2012. The European solar thermal market decreased in 2013. Contrary to what happened in previous years, when there were significant variations between markets, the downturn in 2013 affected almost all of the largest and medium size markets. Read More...

In 2012, the European market experienced a reduction in the overall newly installed capacity which amounted to 2.4 GWth (approximately 3.4 mio m²): a decrease of 6.4% in comparison with the previous year. The total installed capacity registered a net increase of 2 GWth, now reaching 28.3 GWth (40.5 mio m²). This represents an increase of 7.7% compared with the 2011 total installed capacity. The European Union market continues to suffer from the constraints imposed by the financial and economic crises affecting most of the continent, resulting in a sluggish construction sector and reduction of public support schemes for solar thermal. Read More...

The European solar thermal market remained static in 2011, close to the 2.6 GWth installed in 2010 Some important markets continued to grow such as the biggest European market, Germany, and also Poland. Others went through a very difficult time, especially in Southern European countries, such as Italy, Spain and Portugal; however, Greece bucked this trend with a slight market growth. There were some positive developments for both large and very systems, but these alone cannot offset the downturn experienced in more traditional market segments. Read More...

Although the European solar thermal market has again experienced an overall decrease in 2010, it still remains above its 2007 level with a total of 2 586 MWth (3 694 940 m²) of newly installed capacity. The German market while still the largest in Europe, has dropped by almost 29% in 2010. This decrease, combined with the 23% downturn in 2009, brings the market almost back to its 2007 level, with 805 MWth of newly installed capacity (1 150 000 m²). Read More...

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